"crankish" meaning in English

See crankish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more crankish [comparative], most crankish [superlative]
Etymology: crank + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|crank|ish}} crank + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} crankish (comparative more crankish, superlative most crankish)
  1. (informal) cranky; grumpy; bad-tempered Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-crankish-en-adj-J~2SiBqQ
  2. (informal) pseudoscientific Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-crankish-en-adj-UFy677VS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 40 60

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